A conference on women’s leadership in St. John’s yesterday is being hailed largely as a success, despite a controversial session that’s drawn a lot of criticism online.
CEO Lisa Browne is participating on a panel at the Women’s Leadership Conference today. The theme of the panel is: Knowing then what I know now. #womenleaders #WomeninLeadershipNL pic.twitter.com/sM2tbTgx9X
— Stella's Circle (@StellasCircle) February 27, 2019
Part of the agenda for the event was talking about women’s networking.
The man who facilitated that conversation based the talk around the works of Dale Carnegie, who died in 1955.
Mary Shortall, the president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, says a lot of the people in attendance found the advice given, including to smile more and deal with worrying by praying, not be relevant to what they’re going through today.
What I learned today at the Women’s Leadership Event. So many brilliant, high achieving women in this room. They don’t need this lesson. #nlpoli pic.twitter.com/vYE7tmqtzk
— Amanda Bittner (@amandabittner) February 27, 2019
@PremierofNL with respect… from what I am hearing and reading, you and the organizers owe an apology to the women at the leadership conference. I am not there but look at this stuff… it’s antiquated, embarrassing and insulting. #NLpoli pic.twitter.com/fD26UoAq3g
— Deirdre M. Ayre (Beep) (@deirdreayre) February 27, 2019
She says the reaction sent a message to government that women already know how to network, and that they were doing a pretty good job of it already at the convention.
Overall, however, Shortall says the convention was a positive experience. She believes yesterday’s convention was a very important day.
Union leaders attended Womens Leadership Conference today. Important opportunity to network. Union leaders have much knowledge to share. @maryshortall @jerry4nape @KellyRoche709 @CarolAnneHaley @PremierofNL pic.twitter.com/F2fC9HZz6u
— Debbie Forward (@Debbie_Forward) February 27, 2019
Phenomenal panel of local female leaders @GovNL Women’s Leadership Conference! ???? pic.twitter.com/cdqk6dlilf
— Women Res Dev Corp (@WRDC_News) February 27, 2019
